Report to: Development Services Committee                                  Report Date: April 20, 2010

 

 

SUBJECT:                          Request for Demolition

                                            361 Markham Main Street North

                                            SC 10 111 719

 

PREPARED BY:               Peter Wokral, Heritage Planner ext. 7955

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

1)                  THAT Council endorse the demolition of the single detached garage at 361 Main St. N.  within the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District.

 

2)                  And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

 

1. Purpose                     2. Background                      3. Discussion                        4. Financial        

 

5. Others (HR, Strategic, Affected Units)                                   6. Attachment(s)

 

PURPOSE:

To recommend that Council support the demolition of a non-heritage, single detached garage at 361 Main St. N., Markham.

 

BACKGROUND:

Owner of the property proposes to demolish a single detached non-heritage garage

The owner of 361 Main St. N. wishes to demolish an existing one storey single car detached garage.  The owner is planning to construct an addition to the existing 1 ˝ storey heritage house and a new detached, two car garage with a second storey loft at the rear of the property.

 

 

OPTIONS/ DISCUSSION:

The Ontario Heritage Act requires Council to consider all demolition applications.

Although the subject building is not considered to possess cultural heritage value, it is located within the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District.  According to the Ontario Heritage Act [section 42(1)], an owner is required to obtain a permit from the municipality to:

  1. alter any part of the property other than the interior
  2. erect, demolish or remove any building or structure on the property or permit the erection, demolition or removal.

 

The Act does allow a municipality to delegate its power to grant permits for the alteration of property situated in a heritage conservation district to an employee or official of the municipality.  Markham Council has approved such a by-law delegating its power for the approval of alterations to the Manager of Heritage Planning.  However, upon consultation with Legal staff, the delegation of “alterations” to staff does not include the authority to consider applications for demolition or removal which are addressed under Part IV and V of the Act, and where no delegation provisions apply in these circumstances. 

 

Therefore, all applications for demolition of buildings and structures within heritage conservation districts, whether of cultural heritage value or not, must be considered by Council.

 

The proposed demolition of the building can be supported

A review of the existing garage by the Heritage Markham committee and Heritage Section Staff has determined that the structure has no cultural heritage value and demolition can be supproted.

 

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND TEMPLATE: (external link)

None

 

 

HUMAN RESOURCES CONSIDERATIONS

Not Applicable

 

 

ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:

Not Applicable

 

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

The demolition request was reviewed by Heritage Markham, Council’s advisory committee on heritage matters.

 

RECOMMENDED

                            BY:   

 

 

________________________                           ________________________

Biju Karumanchery, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.                  Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Senior Development Manager                              Commissioner of Development Services

 

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

Figure: 1                     Map showing location of garage

Figure: 2                     Photographs of garage

Appendix ‘A’             Heritage Markham extract